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© Pierre Grosbois

Lenz FR

Jacques Osinski
Wed 23.01.2019 - Fri 25.01.2019
23.01.2019
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25.01.2019

A man walks through the snow and climbs mountains. He approaches the village where father Oberlin lives. Finally someone he can talk to… That is how Lenz begins, an intriguing novella written by a twenty-two year old Georg Büchner, who would become one of German literature’s stand-out figures. The novella describes the psychological downfall of Sturm und Drang-writer Jakob Lenz.

Johan Leysen performs a powerful yet subdued monologue, directed by Jacques Osinski. He is alone on stage and embodies the movement of the writing. Behind him majestic imagery of nature is projected, filmed by video artist Yann Chapotel. Lenz, a story of words and madness, is a performance that sticks with you.

© Pierre Grosbois

Credits

BY GEORG BÜCHNER TRANSLATION GEORGES-ARTHUR GOLDSCHMIDT, BERT SCHREURS DIRECTION JACQUES OSINSKI WITH JOHAN LEYSEN VIDEO DESIGN YANN CHAPOTEL LIGHTING CATHERINE VERHEYDE DRAMATURGY MARIE POTONET PRODUCTION L'AURORE BORÉALE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NANTERRE-AMANDIERS, CENTRE DRAMATIQUE NATIONAL